ATL87IA191

NTSB incident investigation · Swearingen SA-226TC · Nashville, TN · June 26, 1987

Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal report
Date
June 26, 1987, 07:55 local (12:55 UTC)
Place
Nashville, TN
Injuries
11 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N256AMSwearingen SA-226TC
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
7337

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Miscellaneous/otherLanding - roll
Airport/facilities - congestedFactor
Atc clearance - not understoodPilot in commandCause
Control tower service - inadequateCause

Analysis

There was hvy traffic at the Nashville metro arpt when air midwest flt 4530 (swearingen SA-226TC, N256AM) arrived drg a morning flt. The flt crew made an ILS apch to rwy 31 as another acft (American flt 130) was on an apch to rwy 2L. The 2 rwys intersected nr the midpoint of rwy 31. The twr ctlr clrd flt 4530 to lnd on rwy 31, but instructed the flt crew to hold short of rwy 2L. The flt replied with an unintelligible comment flwd by '. . . Air midwest 4530'S cleared to land, 31.' The twr ctlr expected the flt to hold short of rwy 2L. However, after lndg, flt 4530 contd its lndg roll & crossed rwy 2L. The rwy incursion occurred as flt 130 was lndg on rwy 2L. The capt of flt 4530 was aware of intersect-ing rwy opns, but said that both he & the 1st officer understood their clnc included the use of the full rwy. A check ofthe twr tapes verified the ctlr had told flt 4530 to hold short of rwy 2L; however, the flt crew did not acknowledge that instruction & the twr ctlr failed to ask for an acknowledgement.

Aircraft

Registration
N256AM
Reported as
Swearingen SA-226TC
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TC 337
Engine
Airesearch TPE-331-3, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 135
Registered owner
Air Midwest
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
PAH · Paducah, KY
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
BNA · Nashville Metro, runway 31, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
27
Certificates
Airline transport, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
3,058 total · 1,377 in this make and model · 183 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 9 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft overcast
Temperature
72 °F, dew point 68 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
BNA